This week's Throwback Thursday shows Koon putting his poker mind to work on the rail of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event. He tells Sarah Herring how the role of the rail has evolved from drinking and cheering to discovering live reads on the players and crunching ICM (independent chip model) numbers. Koon was working on information for his friend and fellow poker player Martin Jacobson. Those tips from Koon may have aided Jacobson who ended up winning the tournament for $10 million.

Click to watch a rare moment of Jason Koon the final table WATCHER not PLAYER.

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